The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-25
A CHICAGO THIEF ESCAPES
W. J. McGarigle Eludes Sheriff Matson's
Vigilance and Escapes from Custody.
rhe Sheriff Takes the Convicted Man to His
Home at Lakeview, Where He Enters
Bath Room, and Is Seen No More.

valuable policemen and detectives in Chicago
we're vainly trying TO find him. He was once
,hief of the police of this city. kilograms have
,een sent all over the country in the hope of
aeading him of, but notwithstanding these eff
forts toward his recapture. little hope is enter
tanned that he will ever again ba in the custody
Of the people of Cook county, people at whose
unlawful expense he throve and fattened for
years. Last evening Sheriff Matsou drove up to
the county Jail in his buggy, got out and aisap-
peared in the building, reappearing in few
moments with McGarigle The two entered the
vehicle and drove north. Their destination was
McGarigls's house, on Race street, Lakeview.
Upon arriving there Sheriff Matson and his
charge dismounted and entered the house.
McGariale greeted his wife and children very
affectionately, and all entered the front room.
In few moments McGarigle went stairs to
the baby, Sheriff Matson remaining down
stairs in the front room. Although McGarigle
was out OF sight he was not out Of hearing of the
sheriff, who heard him talking in the room up
stairs. Presently he descended and said he
would like to take bath. Back of the front
room, in which Sheriff Matson had remained,
was parlor bed room, and off this the bath
room. McGariele went into the back room, &C.
companied by his wife, closed the door. and
domestic to bring some clothing for "Mr. Nc
Carlyle" Sheriff Matson could hear the water
running in the bath-tub. He waited liberal
time for the bath, and then asked Nc
Gargle's little girl, who had remained
in the room with him, to tell her
father he must hasten. The child went to de-
liver the message, entered the hack-room, and
did not reappear When, after a considerable
time, the little girl had not returned. the sheriff
Cray S0mafhinO
was wrong and stepped to the door that separ-
ated the front parlor from the bed room, knocked
and called "McGarigle" No response
turned. and upon entering. the bed room, Mrs.
McGarigle said that her husband must be still in
The bath. The sheriff at once made for the
bathroom, and upon entering that Nc
Carlyle had not changed his underwear and had
not been in the bath. Then came hasty search
through the rooms, looking over and
closets, but McGarigie had disappeared
entirely. The sheriff ran out of the
house, searched the yard and the out-houses,
and finally roamed the neigh boring premises,
but was unable to find trace of his prisoner.
Then, the sheriff fastened TO the nearest station,
and the police of the entire city were soon
aroused. Detectives by scores began to scour
the city, and every policeman was ordered to re-
main on duty indefinitely IN the hope that some
Of them might be fortunate enough to run
across the ex-warden. The reason for taking
McGarigle home from Jail is found in the fact
that States Attorney Grinnell for reasons of
his own, has had frequent consultations with
McGarlgle, most or them outside OF the Jail it
was arranged that the two should meet at Nc
Garigle's house last night. The States attorney,
from some cause, could not keep the engage
ment The bath room episode ensued, and to-
night hundreds of officers, bound by the very
oath that he himself administered to them, are
hunting McGarigle down.
w. j. McGariele and Ed Mcdonald, brother
of the noted gambler. NJ. @. Mcdonald, were
jointly convicted, short time ago, for having
been engaged in the Wholesale robbery of Cook
county, as carried on by the Doodle gang for
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hospital, and Mcdonald as engineer of tho same
institution were each sentenced to three years
imprsonment, and Judge Shepard refused to ad-
NIT them to bail, and they in custody
awaiting the result of motion for a new trial.
Being the first conviction in the Doodle business,
naturally the case excited the strongest public
interest. and if he successfully eludes pursuit,
the wrath OF the community will be great in
deed.
Although McGariele was in the custody of the
sheriff the case for which he tried and
convicted, he still under bonds of over
$50, 600 on twenty other indictments. His bonds
men are NJ. c. Mcdonald, and prominent mer-
chant, F. j. Lehman. This evening. States
Attorney Grinnell declared unqualfedly that
the bondsmen were yet liable, and in Nc
Carlyle was not produced the bonds would
certainly be forfeited.
A novel theory 10 explain the disappearance
OF McGariele was quite generally discussed this
evening. The idea was nothing less than that
McGarigle had been kidnapped. His former
companions in the doodle ring" were the per-
Sons suspected of making way with him. The
motive ascribed is the fact that McGarigle.
whom they undoubtedly knew negotiating
with the States attorney would make such dis
closures as to beyond peradventure send all the
indicted commissioners to the penitentiary, and
also involve persons not in Office but of infinite
ly greater Importance than any yet
brought to book. The States attorney acknowl
edged tonight that the sticking point in the
conferences between himself and McGarge
was the refusal of the latter to say he would
give information duplicating M. G. Mcdonald.
To bear out the KIDNAPPING theory, attention
uuo0 o1lad IA rtna, ais
stances, slight in thems elves. but the greatest
stress is laid on the fact that recapture meant to
McGargle vigorous prosecution of twenty one
additional indictments, while a disclosure such
rs desired guaranteed him freedom and no risk
except from the anger of his associates.
The information that States Attorney Grinnell
could not keep the engagement with McGarigle
was, IL seems. communicated to McGarigle be-
fore P. M McGarigle was deeply disappointed,
and pleaded with the sheriff to be taken home
anyhow. Chief Clerk Doherty would be there,
McGarige said to make final settlement of
the ex-wardens accounts. MIR. Doherty was
not at McGarigle's residence, and tonight de-
MED having had any appointment with him. This
fact, coupled with the statement of neighbors
that horse and buggy were in waiting last
night near McGarigle's house, tend to confirm
popular belief that matters were pre- arranged.
As the residence is within fifteen minutes ride
of the pier at Evanston, where tug might
easily have been taken tho inference is drawn
In some quarters that McGarigle is a1oat on Lake
Michigan. safe mis- way to the Straits of
Mackinaw
The two persons most deeply interested in
McGarge's disappearance were very differently
Affected One of them was big, bluff Sheriff
Matson, who seemed utterly cast down and Woe
beeone. He wandered about to-day like I'M
easy ghost The other most interested person
was the fugitives wife, petite, hand
some Mrs. McGarigle She took the
matter very easily, saying she
was glad her husband was gone, and claiming
that he could not be blamed for going. She per-
sisted In the statement that the discovery of his
departure was a total surprise to her, and that,
believing her husband was really in the bath
room, she had fallen into a doze. nursing her
baby, and knew nothing further until she heard
Inc sheriff rapping, and shouting "McGarieler
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